Yoichiro Sato is associate professor at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. Satu Limaye is director of research at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies.

Written from a unique angle of studying Japanese foreign policy, [this] volume deserves wide readership among students not only of Japanese foreign relations, but also of international relations in the Asia-Pacific region.

• Chapter 1 Transitions in Japan's Strategic LandscapeChapter 2 The Outlier: Japan Between Asia and the WestChapter 3 Japan and the Emerging Free Trade Agreements in the Asia-Pacific: An Active Leadership?Chapter 4 Stirring Samurai, Disapproving Dragon: Japan's Growing Security Activity and Sino-Japanese RelationsChapter 5 New Breakthroughs and Enduring Limitations in Japan's Special Relationship with TaiwanChapter 6 Japan-South Korea Relations: Slowly Lifting the Burden of History?Chapter 7 Japan's Post-Cold War North Korea Policy: Hedging Toward Autonomy?Chapter 8 Japan's Relations with Russia: The Painful Search of a New ParadigmChapter 9 Japan's Relations with Southeast Asia: The Strong Silent TypeChapter 10 Japan-Australia Relations: Friends in Search of Binding BondsChapter 11 Japan and India After the Cold WarChapter 12 Japan and Asia: A Constrained Regionalist Meets Realist Neighbors

Yoichiro Sato is associate professor at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. Satu Limaye is director of research at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies.

Written from a unique angle of studying Japanese foreign policy, [this] volume deserves wide readership among students not only of Japanese foreign relations, but also of international relations in the Asia-Pacific region.

• Chapter 1 Transitions in Japan's Strategic LandscapeChapter 2 The Outlier: Japan Between Asia and the WestChapter 3 Japan and the Emerging Free Trade Agreements in the Asia-Pacific: An Active Leadership?Chapter 4 Stirring Samurai, Disapproving Dragon: Japan's Growing Security Activity and Sino-Japanese RelationsChapter 5 New Breakthroughs and Enduring Limitations in Japan's Special Relationship with TaiwanChapter 6 Japan-South Korea Relations: Slowly Lifting the Burden of History?Chapter 7 Japan's Post-Cold War North Korea Policy: Hedging Toward Autonomy?Chapter 8 Japan's Relations with Russia: The Painful Search of a New ParadigmChapter 9 Japan's Relations with Southeast Asia: The Strong Silent TypeChapter 10 Japan-Australia Relations: Friends in Search of Binding BondsChapter 11 Japan and India After the Cold WarChapter 12 Japan and Asia: A Constrained Regionalist Meets Realist Neighbors

Yoichiro Sato is associate professor at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. Satu Limaye is director of research at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies.

Written from a unique angle of studying Japanese foreign policy, [this] volume deserves wide readership among students not only of Japanese foreign relations, but also of international relations in the Asia-Pacific region.

• Chapter 1 Transitions in Japan's Strategic LandscapeChapter 2 The Outlier: Japan Between Asia and the WestChapter 3 Japan and the Emerging Free Trade Agreements in the Asia-Pacific: An Active Leadership?Chapter 4 Stirring Samurai, Disapproving Dragon: Japan's Growing Security Activity and Sino-Japanese RelationsChapter 5 New Breakthroughs and Enduring Limitations in Japan's Special Relationship with TaiwanChapter 6 Japan-South Korea Relations: Slowly Lifting the Burden of History?Chapter 7 Japan's Post-Cold War North Korea Policy: Hedging Toward Autonomy?Chapter 8 Japan's Relations with Russia: The Painful Search of a New ParadigmChapter 9 Japan's Relations with Southeast Asia: The Strong Silent TypeChapter 10 Japan-Australia Relations: Friends in Search of Binding BondsChapter 11 Japan and India After the Cold WarChapter 12 Japan and Asia: A Constrained Regionalist Meets Realist Neighbors